#8E27A3#8E27A3

#8E27A3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.199 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27A3
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 163)
HSL	hsl(290, 61%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(290, 76%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 76.1%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.57, 58.83, -45.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.57, 74.30, 322.35°)
OKLab	oklab(48.78% 0.1525 -0.1273)
OKLCH	oklch(48.78% 0.199 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4909, 9.8471, 35.5699)
Luminance	0.0985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27A3 #3CA327

analogous

#5027A3 #8E27A3 #A3277A

triadic

#8E27A3 #A38E27 #27A38E

tetradic

#8E27A3 #A35027 #3CA327 #277AA3

square

#8E27A3 #A35027 #3CA327 #277AA3

split-complementary

#8E27A3 #7AA327 #27A350

monochromatic

#380F40 #631B72 #8E27A3 #B638CF #C869DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#8E27A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8E27A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27A3

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27A3	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4064

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.199 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dbf',
    500: '#8e27a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27a3;
$custom-light: #b36dbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.839,
    "s": 61.386,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48779,
    "c": 0.19864,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27A3

secondary

#74C164

accent

#E4435F

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27A3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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